Inland Real Estate: Should You Buy This 7% Dividend Yield?

Based in Oak Brook, IL, Inland Real Estate (NYSE:IRC) specializes in creating, developing, and operating companies that provide real estate services. The company also develops real-estate investment funds to support those efforts.

The stock trades around $8.10 versus its 52-week range of $6.84-$9.65, up 20% in the past 1-year. More importantly, the stock yields 7%. Other REITs in its peer group such as Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) yields 13%, CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL) yields 3.75%, and Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) yields 4.3%.

Fundamentals That Support A Buying Interest In Inland Real Estate:

In Q3-2012, the company reported an impressive growth in same-store Net Operating Income (NOI), which was up 5.5%, driven by a 3.6% increase in rental income, and 9.5% decline in operating expenses. Also, average rents on new leases were up 40%, and average rents on renewals were up 15%.

The company maintains a strong total occupancy level of 92.9%. Leases expiring in the next 2 years are less than 20%.

Inland maintains ample liquidity on its balance sheet with $100 million in available borrowings under its credit facility. As of September 30, 2012, total leverage was 54.4%, a slight improvement from 59.8% last year. Also, EBITDA coverage improved to 2.8 times versus 2.5 times last year.

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